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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Was Tim McVeigh tolerated by his white, Christian communities? Did they even know what he was thinking?
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When Tim McVeigh blew up the federal building, and then made his "reasons" known, I thought that Americans -- particularly white Americans -- had to do a lot more, including responding to and rejecting the voices that claimed that they don't "support" such violence but "understand" how white men feel alienated, etc.
If Americans were monthly committing mass murders in response to things like "insults to America," I would feel that Americans, particularly America's leaders, had a greater obligation to speak out forcefully, and to look to how young Americans were being taught in order to prevent this.
So, thanks for the McVeigh example. Because, yes -- the militias were tolerated by many communities (remember Rep. Helen Chenoweth?), and Americans, particularly white Americans and especially those in leadership positions, did have a responsibility to address that.
